Cotton Tree pensioner dies in 2-vehicle WCB collision
Dead: Gokaran Lackram
Truck driver Gokaran Lackram was killed on Tuesday after crashing his lorry into a tractor and trailer that allegedly failed to stop at a major road intersection at Litchfield, West Coast Berbice, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice).
Police have said that the 65-year-old late resident of Cotton Tree Village, WCB was driving motor lorry GAE 4037 along the Litchfield Public Road, and was negotiating a right bend when the tractor, T 35473, and trailer allegedly failed to stop at an intersection and ended up in the path of this lorry.
The mangled lorry being removed
The tractor was being driven by a 52-year-old resident of Litchfield Village, while two porters were seated in the tray of the lorry. The collision resulted in the tractor driver and the lorry’s two porters sustaining injuries.
They were all taken in a conscious condition to the Fort Wellington Hospital, where their injuries were treated and they were kept for observation. Lackram, on the other hand, succumbed while receiving medical attention. Police are continuing their investigations.
